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org.billcommons/bill-commons

org.billcommons/bill-commons

Search 209k+ US state bills, all 50 states + DC: full text, sponsors, votes, status. Free.

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Get before/after evidence when observed tools, schemas, authentication access, availability or the endpoint changes.

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Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
1196ms
last probe
Tools
10
callable
Resources
1
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://mcp.billcommons.org/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
why this score
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
10 tools, 1 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
11 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
90 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 10

search_legislation

Search FULL BILL TEXT -- not just known-bill-number lookup. `q` is matched against titles, descriptions, AND ingested document text via Postgres websearch_to_tsquery (supports "quoted phrases"…

get_bill_record

Fetch the full record for one bill: metadata, sponsors, subjects, actions, versions, and vote-event summaries. Look up by canonical bill_id (UUID), or by jurisdiction + identifier (+ optional …

compare_bill_versions

Deterministic diff (unified + structured) between two versions of a bill's extracted text. Defaults to earliest vs. latest texted version if version ids are omitted. Errors if fewer than 2 ver…

find_similar_bills

Find bills with similar titles via deterministic trigram similarity, across jurisdictions. Labeled 'derived' -- not an official cross-reference or companion-bill designation.

get_vote_details

Fetch vote event(s) with member-level (yes/no/other/absent) vote records. Provide vote_event_id for one vote, or bill_id for all recorded votes on that bill.

trace_legislative_history

Full chronological legislative history for a bill: merged timeline of actions, version publications, and votes, plus related-bill links.

build_legislative_evidence_packet

Compile a citation-ready evidence packet for a bill: full official record, legislative history timeline, votes with member-level detail, and hearings -- each explicitly labeled official vs. de…

get_jurisdiction_coverage

Return the jurisdiction_coverage state-machine status for one state (abbreviation or name), or the full stored coverage matrix if state is omitted. Public-registry and unlisted row counts are …

get_active_sessions

List legislative sessions currently flagged active, optionally filtered by jurisdiction (two-letter state code or name).

list_topics

List Bill Commons' curated cross-state topic trackers (e.g. artificial intelligence, youth online safety, platform accountability, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, data privacy, local government…

Resources · 1

bill_evidence

Compact view of one legislative evidence packet.

ui://billcommons/bill-evidence-v1.html

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org.billcommons/bill-commons": {
      "url": "https://mcp.billcommons.org/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}